​Speculation that Shandong Ruyi was in talks to buy the UK’s Arcadia Group may have been denied by both parties but it has certainly focused attention on the Chinese firm’s global ambitions in the fashion sector.

Amazon Registry Services has launched a new .Bot platform and has partnered with Automat on Beauty.bot, an artificial intelligence-powered conversational messaging platform custom tailored for the beauty industry.

The US National Cotton Council has praised Congress for passing a supplemental disaster bill that includes critically needed policy to restore eligibility for cotton in the Title I ARC/PLC programs of the farm bill.